Frank Gravino, player for the Birmingham Barons, throwing a baseball at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

A related image was published in the Birmingham News on June 10, 1949, with the following caption: "Sparkles in Debut - Frank Gravino (above), the new Baronial outfielder, turned in a sparkling performance against the Vols last night in his Rickwood debut. He slammed out a double and single and...

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Main Author: Perry, Eldred
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/180323
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Summary:A related image was published in the Birmingham News on June 10, 1949, with the following caption: "Sparkles in Debut - Frank Gravino (above), the new Baronial outfielder, turned in a sparkling performance against the Vols last night in his Rickwood debut. He slammed out a double and single and chased in one of the four Baron runs. He also showed the fans a good throwing arm. Gravino, a righthanded hitter, is 26 years old. He makes his Winter home in Newark, N.Y., a small town near Rochester."